Menéndez or Menendez is a Spanish name of Germanic origin. In English, the name is often spelled without the

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. A shorter form sharing the same root is Mendez. Menéndez or Menendez may refer to:

People named Menéndez or Menendez

* Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (1879–1962), President of El Salvador twice, in 1934–1935 and 1944 * Emilio Menéndez (born 1945), Spanish politician and member of the European Parliament * Francisco Menéndez (1830–1890), President of El Salvador 1885–1890 * Francisco Menendez (creole) (18th century), former slave who led a militia against the British in 1740 * Jorge Fernández Menéndez (contemporary), Mexican editor and columnist * José Menéndez Menéndez (1846–1918), Spanish

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based in

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and Chilean Patagonia. * Katherine M. Menendez, American judge * Luciano Benjamín Menéndez (1927–2018), Argentine general, Provisional Federal Interventor of Córdoba, Argentina 1975 * Mario Benjamín Menéndez (1930–2015), Argentine general, military Governor of the Falklands during the Falklands War *

Lyle and Erik Menendez Joseph Lyle Menendez (born January 10, 1968) and Erik Galen Menendez (born November 27, 1970), commonly referred to as the Menendez brothers, are American brothers convicted of Parricide, killing their parents, José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Me ...

, American brothers who were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989 * Manuel Menéndez (1793–1847), President of Peru for three brief periods 1841–1845 * Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (1856–1912), Spanish scholar, historian, and literary critic * Matilde Menéndez (born 1944), Argentine psychiatrist and public official * Osleidys Menéndez (born 1979), Cuban Olympic championship javelin thrower *

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (; ; 15 February 1519 – 17 September 1574) was a Spanish admiral, explorer and conquistador from Avilés, in Asturias, Spain. He is notable for planning the first regular trans-oceanic convoys, which became known as ...

(1519–1574), first governor of Spanish Florida & governor of colonial Cuba * Pidal Juan Menéndez (1861–1915), Spanish archivist, jurisconsult, historian, and poet * Pidal Luis Menéndez (1860–1932), Spanish genre painter * Pidal María Goyri de Menéndez (1873–1955), Spanish Hispanicist, professor, and author *

Ramón Menéndez Pidal Ramón Menéndez Pidal (; 13 March 1869 – 14 November 1968) was a Spanish philologist and historian."Ramon Menendez Pidal", ''Almanac of Famous People'' (2011) ''Biography in Context'', Gale, Detroit He worked extensively on the history of t ...

or Pidal Ramón Menéndez (1869–1968), Spanish philologist and historian * Robert "Bob" Menendez (born 1954), American politician, Representative and Senator from New Jersey

Fictional characters

*Raul Menendez, the main antagonist of '' Call of Duty: Black Ops II''

Places

* San Francisco Menéndez, municipality in the Ahuachapán department of El Salvador

Other uses

* Pedro Menendez High School, St. Johns County, Florida, United States

People named Menéndez or Menendez

Fictional characters

Places

Other uses

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